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Mollusc species from the Pontocaspian region – an expert opinion list. / Wesselingh, Frank; Neubaeur, Thomas; Anistratenko, V.V.; Vinarski, M.V.; Yanina, T.; ter Poorten, J.J.; Kijashko, P.; Albrecht, Christian; Anistratenko, O.Y.; D'Hont, Anouk; Frolov, P.; Gándara, A.M.; Gittenberger, Arjan; Gogaladze, Alexander; Karpinsky, M.; Lattuada, Mattheo; Popa, L.; Sands, Arthur; van de Velde, Sabrina; Vandendorpe, Justine; Wilke, Thomas.
In: ZooKeys, Vol. 827, No. 827, 05.03.2019, p. 31-124.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Mollusc species from the Pontocaspian region – an expert opinion list
AU - Wesselingh, Frank
AU - Neubaeur, Thomas
AU - Anistratenko, V.V.
AU - Vinarski, M.V.
AU - Yanina, T.
AU - ter Poorten, J.J.
AU - Kijashko, P.
AU - Albrecht, Christian
AU - Anistratenko, O.Y.
AU - D'Hont, Anouk
AU - Frolov, P.
AU - Gándara, A.M.
AU - Gittenberger, Arjan
AU - Gogaladze, Alexander
AU - Karpinsky, M.
AU - Lattuada, Mattheo
AU - Popa, L.
AU - Sands, Arthur
AU - van de Velde, Sabrina
AU - Vandendorpe, Justine
AU - Wilke, Thomas
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © Frank P. Wesselingh et al.
PY - 2019/3/5
Y1 - 2019/3/5
N2 - Defining and recording the loss of species diversity is a daunting task, especially if identities of species under threat are not fully resolved. An example is the Pontocaspian biota. The mostly endemic invertebrate faunas that evolved in the Black Sea - Caspian Sea - Aral Sea region and live under variable salinity conditions are undergoing strong change, yet within several groups species boundaries are not well established. Collection efforts in the past decade have failed to produce living material of various species groups whose taxonomic status is unclear. This lack of data precludes an integrated taxonomic assessment to clarify species identities and estimate species richness of Pontocaspian biota combining morphological, ecological, genetic, and distribution data. In this paper, we present an expert-working list of Pontocaspian and invasive mollusc species associated to Pontocaspian habitats. This list is based on published and unpublished data on morphology, ecology, anatomy, and molecular biology. It allows us to (1) document Pontocaspian mollusc species, (2) make species richness estimates, and (3) identify and discuss taxonomic uncertainties. The endemic Pontocaspian mollusc species richness is estimated between 55 and 99 species, but there are several groups that may harbour cryptic species. Even though the conservation status of most of the species is not assessed or data deficient, our observations point to deterioration for many of the Pontocaspian species.
AB - Defining and recording the loss of species diversity is a daunting task, especially if identities of species under threat are not fully resolved. An example is the Pontocaspian biota. The mostly endemic invertebrate faunas that evolved in the Black Sea - Caspian Sea - Aral Sea region and live under variable salinity conditions are undergoing strong change, yet within several groups species boundaries are not well established. Collection efforts in the past decade have failed to produce living material of various species groups whose taxonomic status is unclear. This lack of data precludes an integrated taxonomic assessment to clarify species identities and estimate species richness of Pontocaspian biota combining morphological, ecological, genetic, and distribution data. In this paper, we present an expert-working list of Pontocaspian and invasive mollusc species associated to Pontocaspian habitats. This list is based on published and unpublished data on morphology, ecology, anatomy, and molecular biology. It allows us to (1) document Pontocaspian mollusc species, (2) make species richness estimates, and (3) identify and discuss taxonomic uncertainties. The endemic Pontocaspian mollusc species richness is estimated between 55 and 99 species, but there are several groups that may harbour cryptic species. Even though the conservation status of most of the species is not assessed or data deficient, our observations point to deterioration for many of the Pontocaspian species.
KW - Aral sea
KW - Bivalves
KW - Black sea
KW - Caspian sea
KW - Conservation
KW - Gastropods
KW - Nomenclature
KW - Taxonomy
KW - gastropods
KW - taxonomy
KW - GASTROPOD FAUNA
KW - ANCIENT LAKE
KW - FRESH-WATER
KW - MYTILOPSIS-LEUCOPHAEATA
KW - nomenclature
KW - SEA BASIN
KW - Caspian Sea
KW - bivalves
KW - Black Sea
KW - Aral Sea
KW - conservation
KW - POTAMOPYRGUS-ANTIPODARUM
KW - BIVALVIA
KW - CERASTODERMA-GLAUCUM
KW - CARDIIDAE
KW - ARAL SEA
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85063611558&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3897/zookeys.827.31365
DO - 10.3897/zookeys.827.31365
M3 - Article
C2 - 31114425
VL - 827
SP - 31
EP - 124
JO - ZooKeys
JF - ZooKeys
SN - 1313-2989
IS - 827
ER -
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